Nepenthes burkei

A highland pitcher plant endemic to Mindoro in the Philippines, known from Mount Halcon at 1100–2000 m. It produces rounded, often speckled lower pitchers and taller upper pitchers, and has only recently become widely available in cultivation. Grow it as a highland Nepenthes: warm days, cool nights, very high humidity, bright diffuse light and an open, always-moist medium.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Montane forest and open, mossy vegetation on the upper slopes of Mount Halcon on Mindoro. Plants grow terrestrially and scramble into surrounding vegetation, in cool, cloudy, very wet conditions.

Recorded at 1100–2000 m on Mount Halcon; the two GBIF records have no elevation.

Philippines

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.